Background*

Mr. Michael E. Foster served as President of ExxonMobil Production Company from October 1, 2004 to March 31, 2008. Mr. Foster served as the President of ExxonMobil Development Company from 1999 to October 1, 2004. Mr. Foster served as a Vice President of Exxon Mobil Corp., from 2004 to March 31, 2008 and Unit President from 1999 to April 1, 2008. He served as the President of Exxon Upstream Development Company since July 1, 1998. Since January 1995, Mr. Foster served ... as Senior Vice President of Exxon Company, U.S.A. He joined Exxon USA in 1965 as an Engineer in the Production Department. During his career, he held a number of domestic and international management assignments. Since 1978, he served as Planning Coordinator in the Supply Department and also served as an Executive Assistant to the President of Exxon Company. Since 1978, Mr. Foster served as an Operations Manager of the East Texas Production Division in Houston and later held the same position in the Southeastern Production Division in New Orleans. Since 1983, he served as the Headquarters Production Department Planning Manager and also served as Manager of the Southeastern Division since 1985. He served as Production Manager for Esso Exploration and Production U.K. since 1987. Mr. Foster served as Vice President of Production of Exxon Company, International since 1990. Since 1992, Mr. Foster served as Chairman and Chief Executive of Esso Companies in Malaysia. He serves as a Director of Greater Houston Partnership. He serves as a Director of University of Texas Investment Management Company. He has been a Director of Tidewater Inc. since July 2010. He served as a Director of Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. (Alternative Name is Allied Devices Corp.,) since 2001. Mr. Foster serves as the Chairman of the Board at Regents for The Texas A & M University System. He is on the Chancellor's 21st Century Council of Advisors for the Texas A&M University System, a Member of the board of directors of the Texas A&M University International Programs and an inductee of the university's Academy of Distinguished Graduates. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Houston's Theatre Under the Stars, on the Board of Directors of the Houston Music Hall Foundation and Chairman of the Spindletop International. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of both The Museum of Fine Arts and Scott & White Medical Institute. In addition, he is a Member of the Offshore Energy Center Board. Mr. Foster received the Paduka Mahkota Awards from the Sultan of Terengganu and the Sultan of Perak. He is a Member of the American Petroleum Institute, the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Texas Oil & Gas Association. He is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1965.

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